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Great Southern Land Lyrics

Artist: Icehouse
Album: Primitive Man

Standing at the limit of an endless ocean
stranded like a runaway, lost at sea
city on a rainy day down in the harbour
watching as the grey clouds shadow the bay
looking everywhere 'cause I had to find you
this is not the way that i remember it here
anyone will tell you its a prisoner island
hidden in the summer for a million years

Great Southern Land, burned you black

so you look into the land and it will tell you a story
story 'bout a journey ended long ago
if you listen to the motion of the wind in the mountains
maybe you can hear them talking like I do
". . they're gonna betray, they're gonna forget you
are you gonna let them take you over this way . ."

Great Southern Land, Great Southern Land
you walk alone like a primitive man
and they make it work with sticks and bones
see their hungry eyes, its a hungry home
I hear the sound of the stranger's voices
I see their hungry eyes, their hungry eyes
Great Southern Land, Great Southern Land
they burned you black, black against the ground

Great Southern Land, in the sleeping sun
you walk alone with the ghost of time
they burned you black, black against the ground
and they make it work with rocks and sand
I hear the sound of the stanger's voices
I see their hungry eyes, their hungry eyes
Great Southern Land, Great Southern Land
you walk alone, like a primitive man
you walk alone with the ghost of time
and they burned you black
yeah, they burned you black
Great Southern Land

Submitted by Michael Hack

Comments/Interpretations
by Chackal on 5/27/2008 2:23am This rocks... But I need the guitar notes :(
by danny g on 6/20/2008 1:15am this is a head banging song
by Thom on 6/20/2008 3:07pm That song is prettty fucken ozzie cobbers!
by me on 7/13/2008 5:18am i reckon its one of the best songs to dance to! ( + it rocks) (P.S. so does 'Solid Rock!)
by Ivor Davies on 8/13/2008 4:13am I'm glad you are liking my song
by harbourside on 8/14/2008 7:33am Should be Australia's National Anthem
by timbo on 9/11/2008 7:54am wonderfully evocative lyrics with imagery that captures a hauntimg dicotomy of the future and past of this beautiful, harsh land - its iconic
by Naīf on 9/30/2008 4:51am Lovely song, thanks alot!
by IceHouse ĸžover on 10/21/2008 3:12am I think Ivor Davies is a magnificent Singer and I want his number he is so hot
by Ivor Davies on 10/29/2008 1:22am I hate this fucking song now
by Fiona on 10/29/2008 5:00am Beautiful song. I love this song. Ivor Davies is an magnificent singer. He is the best. I have truly never heard a better voice than this. It would be so good if I could get an CD of this song. I love Ivor Daviees. Looooooooong live his songs.
by kiwi john on 11/16/2008 11:51pm fukn awsome song luved it wen it 1st came out and still do,yep should b aussie national antham
by ubudoggy on 12/22/2008 2:24pm Wow, just love this powerful song. First heard it on "Young Einstein". Wish it was available on iTunes!
by Dennis on 12/22/2008 5:50pm i dream of Australia ;)
by Aaon on 3/12/2009 1:44am If iva listens here what was your inspiration when you wrote this??
by astro2 on 4/18/2009 8:07am lyrics are not fully correct but good enough i suppose
by GB on 4/23/2009 12:18am Its just amazing song...Should be sung in Indian desserts as well
by astro2 on 4/28/2009 1:48am its based on australia you idiot why would it be sung in indian desserts?
by Jim on 5/19/2009 2:53am One of the classic aussie bands singing the true aussie patriotism. We know where we have been. We know where we are going and we know the true history of this great continent. Aussies understand every word of the song and it's true meaning.
by Ramboo on 6/21/2009 7:42am Peace
by Joram Arentved on 7/16/2009 10:47am Bones & home, Mike? That reminds me a little of P.F.S.'s behaviour, an-other singer, I don't know, don't think, if I can explain to myself, till the one realizes, what true ↔ happiness is, was, meanwhile an is-sue, whereon yourself are quite welcome, anyway, please, to receive a few more mails of mine, so that I can of course tell & e.g. help us both etc. find out &, whoever's who, our best answers to, what's our just as good future, all about & forever to be, why & when, gree-tings, 'J.A.,' arentved@in.com, a semi-ac. Dane, there to be conti-nued.
by marko on 9/23/2009 9:41pm sup bro
by John on 10/7/2009 11:07pm In this song you can almost hear the haunting sounds of the aboriginal dreamtime and even possibly the waves slapping against the hull of the HMS Endeavour as she sailed into Botany Bay for the first time so many years ago. We truly do live in a Great Southern Land. As usual Davies and Icehouse didn't miss a beat.
by michael on 10/21/2009 1:54pm fucking great song!
by natscan on 11/14/2009 12:35pm you missed a verse
by Abbey on 11/29/2009 12:28pm I lived in Australia for almost 3 years and therez no doubt that itz the best place in the world. This song best describes Oz. God bless "Great Southern Land". I listen to this song whenever I feel nostalgic. The best song.
by barney on 1/23/2010 1:54am Should be our National Anthem! Girt?
by Philip on 1/26/2010 2:24pm This song is the epitomy of Australia Day. Would be a bit sticky being sung in any desserts. Probably best sung in deserts instead!
by mary on 2/8/2010 2:56am this is awesome it should be the austrail song!!!!!!!!

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